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Cisco Pays for Its Server Impertinence

Despite steep price cuts, Cisco lost 14.4 points of market share in high-end SAN switches
By Maureen O'Gara
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June 14, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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Despite steep price cuts, Cisco lost 14.4 points of market share in high-end SAN switches and 9.8% overall to Brocade in Q1, according to the Dell'Oro Group because OEMs switched their allegiance when it became clear Cisco was going to enter the server market. Dell'Oro called it a "landslide shift." Cisco finally rolled out its Unified Computing System in March, bundling networking, storage and compute in one box. Because Cisco is distracted, Brocade also seems to have gained the technical edge. Cisco is expected to experience erosion in other segments going forward.

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